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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1992

REPORTS ON TAXI MERGING REFUTED

* * * *

SAID DEPARTMENT

PRESS REPORTS

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT SUGGESTED THE DEPARTMENT SUPPORTED THE OF URBAN AND NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS WERE GROSSLY UNTRUE.

MERGING

ABLE TO HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD NOT TAKEN AND WOULD NOT BE

THE

OF COMPLETION

A CONSULTANCY BEFORE TAKE A VIEW ON THE MATTER STUDY ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK KOK, INCLUDING TAXI SERVICES.

LAP

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE STUDY WILL

START

IN

OCTOBER AND BE

COMPLETED IN LATE 1993.

1,974 APPLY FOR CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF FORM 6 PLACES

1,974

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID A TOTAL OF

6 PLACES TODAY STUDENTS APPLIED FOR CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF SECONDARY (WEDNESDAY).

IN THE 1992-93 SCHOOL PROVIDED IN GOVERNMENT, AIDED AND BOUGHT-PLACE SCHOOLS.

YEAR, 21,993

SECONDARY

6 PLACES

SECONDARY AND

PREVOCATIONAL

ARE SCHOOLS,

THE

SPOKESMAN

SAID

UNDER THE

INTRODUCED THIS YEAR, 21,843 ELIGIBLE SECONDARY 5 ACCEPTED BY SCHOOLS, LEAVING ONLY 150 PLACES FOR CENTRAL ALLOCATION,

PROCEDURE ADMISSION REVISED

STUDENTS HAD BEEN

THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION

STUDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT RESULTS OF WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT TUESDAY (AUGUST 25).

SPECIAL MAIL DELIVERY ON HOLIDAY

THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL, MRS DORIS

HO, ANNOUNCED TODAY ON (WEDNESDAY) THAT A SPECIAL MAIL DELIVERY SERVICE WOULD BE PROVIDED

HOLIDAY THE PUBLIC

ON AUGUST 29 (SATURDAY). NO DELIVERY WILL, HOWEVER, BE MADE ON AUGUST 30 AND 31.

BE ALL POST OFFICES WILL HOLIDAYS (AUGUST 29-31).

CLOSED DURING

THE LIBERATION DAY

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